Sunday, March 27, 2011

Claire is 4

Happy Birthday to my darling Claire!

We had a great birthday party with friends from the neighborhood, church, family, and Blake's co-workers (who invited Claire to be their flower girl).  It was a Princess Party.  If Disney made plates and dolls in Jasmine it would have been a Princess Jasmine Party.  The other princesses were acceptable.  Sheesh.



That night we had a visit from the Binky Fairy (who took away the pacifiers and left presents).   She had a few meltdowns for the first 3 days afterward saying she wasn't 4 any more and tried to put the prizes under her pillow to get them turned back into binkies, but on day 4 she said, "Hey, Mom!  I don't need my binky to sleep!"  Hooray!
The last night.  Getting one last fill.

Many dimes and Disney Princess Lipgloss (she wrote the Binky Fairy and asked for pink & red lipstick)

And we took her 4 year old pictures this week.  Her Keroppi outfit is the one that gets worn first every time we do a new load of laundry.  The princess dress has been worn every day since her birthday.


She was standing on stairs and told us she was getting a book from the library shelf.  Doesn't she just look like she's in Princess land?


And now she's 4.  I hung up a 5T sweater in her closet today.  I have a child big enough to wear kid clothes.  Amazing.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Anson's first Clap

Anson started clapping today.  I'll post the video clip here eventually...

His 9 month check-up went well.  He's still in the 95th percentile for height but is now in the 10th percentile for weight.  Long and lean.  I asked if the drop to the 10% for weight was a concern.  The doctor looked at me and said, "If you or your husband were significantly different builds then we'd be having a different conversation.  I'm not worried."